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We have quite a few photos but no other documentary history for this event. It was, apparently, a 75th birthday tribute to Norman Thomas. It is possible that A. Philip Randolph and Norman Thomas did several of these events around the country. It was quite probably held at the Midland Hotel, 172 W. Adams, in Chicago. It was most likely in November of 1959. That's what we think we know. The photos below were taken by Syd Harris. Some of them were scanned from contact sheets. Carl Shier did his best to identify some of the participants.
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Morris Milgram |
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Hilton Hanna |
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Norman Thomas in a seated version of a "grip 'n grin". We have no identity for the other two individuals. There are two other similar poses on a contact sheet in our file. |
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Mr. Polin and Mr. Jacob Siegel, Workman's Circle and the Chicago edition of the Jewish Daily Forward |
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Izzy Rappaport and Ben Williger |
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We don't know who this is. |
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Morris Milgram and Izzy Rappaport |
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Max Shachtman is the individual on the far left (we think). We have no clue as to the other three individuals. |
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This is a really cute couple. The gentleman on the left appears to be Norman Hill, who was an organizer for the Socialist Party in Chicago at about this time. He ultimately became the head of the A. Philip Randolph Institute. |
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Max Shachtman? |
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Norman Thomas and Max Shachtman, we think. |
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Morris Milgram and Max Shachtman(?) |
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Max Shachtman(?) and Lillian Herstein |
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Norman Thomas and A. Philip Randolph at the Speakers' Table. Thomas apparently had a good appetite that evening. |
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Morris Milgram and Norman Thomas |
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Morris Milgram and Hilton Hanna. |
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